Thursday, September 26, 2002
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Bush proposal to take 'unclaimed' Indian land
The Bush administration has drafted legislation to take "unclaimed" land
belonging to individual Indian beneficiaries whom the Department of
Interior cannot locate....
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In The Hoop: Speech or Deflate
We all know that tribal governments have sovereign immunity (well, in
most cases) but did you know that the only Native American in the Senate
does as well?
That's according to U.S....
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Hogen promotes successes of Indian gaming
President Bush's nominee to be the chief regulator of the $12.7 billion and
growing Indian gaming industry drew bipartisan support at his
confirmation hearing on Wednesday....
Protest held against telescope project
Opponents of a telescope project on a sacred mountain in Arizona held a
protest on Wednesday....
Neb. gaming petition dealt last blow
A federal judge dealt the final blow to supporters of expanded gaming in
Nebraska by refusing to hear a challenge in time for the initiative to be
placed on the upcoming November ballot....
Get a job, Mont. governor tells greens
Montana Governor Judy Martz (R) is known for making outlandish statements
about education, politics, Democrats and sacred sites....
Conn. 'tribe' claims sovereign status
A Connecticut group claiming to be a sovereign tribe is challenging
building fines and citations issued by a local city....
Benedict: Casinos attract non-whites
Tribal casinos in Connecticut have attracted immigrants who don't speak
English and have forced schools to hire bilingual education workers,
according to failed Congressional candidate Jeff Benedict....
Sides battle over Ariz. gaming proposals
With millions in dollars at stake, Arizona racetracks are in an all-out war
against the state's tribes....
First Nation reacts to child death
The Lakahamen Band of the Sto:Lo First Nation of British Columbia,
Canada, is trying to heal from the recent discovery of a child's body in a
shallow grave....
Indian student top of his class
A 17-year-old member of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is the top
ranked student in his senior class....
Ariz. reservation schools denied funds
The Arizona Board of Education is withholding more than $30,000 per
month from schools on on the Tohono O'odham Reservation....
Non-Indians want more control
Communities in Connecticut deserve more control over the federal
recognition process, Representative Rob Simmons (R-Connecticut) told a House committee
on Wednesday....
Bush wants ANWR and that's that
President Bush told members of a joint House-Senate conference
committee that he wants an energy policy bill that allows drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
Taxpayers to foot waste storage failures
American taxpayers will be responsible for billions of dollars in liability
owed to private nuclear reactor owners, a federal appeals court ruled on
Wednesday....
Senate panel approves Shoshone payout
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday approved without
objection a bill to distribute a $138 million trust fund to members of the
Western Shoshone Nation....
Aid to border crossers criticized
Every day, thousands of Mexican nationals attempt to enter the United
States through the three-million acre Tohono O'odham Reservation in
Arizona, risking capture and death....
Shut 'em down says Seminole chief Haney
Jerry Haney, recognized principal chief of the Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma, plans to call in Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement to
evict the tribe's current set of leaders....
Five Nations land reform bill advances
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday approved without
objection a bill to change how land holdings belonging to members of the
Five Civilized Nations are handled....
Editorial: Norton deserved court slap
"A problem-plagued trust designed to protect royalties for American
Indians has become a high-profile example of inexcusable government
mismanagement.
And the Interior Department's failure to make an adequate effort to
remedy the problems in the last two presidential administrations adds
insult to injury....
Editorial: Norton joins 'pantheon of the unfit'
"Last Tuesday, the [Federal District] Court held that "Secretary Norton ...
can now rightfully take (her) place alongside former Secretary Babbit ......
Editorial: Norton should be rid of trust
"A federal judge last week rightfully criticized the Interior Secretary Gale
Norton for failing to fix a shameful system that has deprived Native
Americans of billions of dollars....
Report: DOI computer system 'crashed'
A major Department of Interior computer system "crashed" due to
ongoing problems stemming from a court-ordered shutdown, Natural Gas
Week reports....
Okla. tribe to start fire department
The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma will use a $750,000 grant from the
Department of Housing and Urban Development to open a fire
department....
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